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BUILDING TRANSIT SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITIES

PRESENTATION TO GCTD BOARD OF DIRECTORS June 3, 2020

• Share GCTD’s mission and

services with partner

• rganizations
• Engage with jurisdictions,

stakeholders, and developers around land use decisions

• Develop planning tools to

enhance transit supportive land use and design

• Show VMT/GHG reduction

possibilities of transit supportive land use and development

PROJECT PURPOSE & GOALS

PROJECT PROCESS

• Two community workshops

identified focus areas and prioritized strategies – Local planners, municipal staff, architects, developers, non-profit leaders, and community advocates

• Workshop materials will

educate additional communities about key components and strategies

GCTD’S CHALLENGES TO BUILDING TRANSIT–SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITIES

• People must complete the first

and last leg of their trip to and from a transit station on their

• wn.
• Even when the physical

distance is short, issues of comfort and safety make a difference.

• Transit agencies (usually) do

not control right-of-way or land use.

SOLUTIONS FOR TRANSIT & LAND USE

Why multi-agency coordination on this issue matters:

• Efficient use of land and natural

resources

• Increased transit ridership
• Improved air quality - lower GHGs
• Positive economic development
• Attraction of private investment
• Safer streets for all users
• Stronger sense of community

Evaluate Barriers to High Density Residential Development Assess Relationship Between Employment and High Transit Ridership Assess Relationship Between Lower Density Residential and High Transit Ridership Ensure Non-Residential Land Uses Allow For Broad Mix of Uses

LAND USE ANALYSIS GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS

• Independent variables

correlating with ridership included: – Amount of Intersections (Importance of Intersection-Dense Stop Areas Pictured) – Population (Including Zero-Car, 65+, Disabled, and Minority) – Job Density – Presence of Medium- Density Residential Zone – Parking Regulations

STATISTICAL ANALYSIS RESULTS

CATEGORIES OF STRATEGIES

• Connected Streets
• Managed

Curbsides

• Residential Density
• Job Density

• Sidewalk/crosswalk infrastructure

investments

CONNECTED STREETS

• Protected facilities for people bicycling
• Active ground floors along corridors
• New public spaces at intersections

MANAGED CURBSIDES

• Target parking utilization rates
• Flexible multi-use curb zones

REPLACE

• Street closure events and programs
• Micromobility programs (bike and scooter share)

MANAGED CURBSIDES

• Curbside extensions for bus stops
• Curbside extensions for parklets

RESIDENTIAL DENSITY

• Eliminate/reduce minimum parking requirements •

Commuter benefits for tenants

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REPLACE

• Affordable housing on transit corridors
• Increase height limits on transit corridors

JOB DENSITY

• Flexibility in allowed commercial uses
• Commuter benefits for employees

13

• Financing/retention for grocery stores,

community banks, and/or small businesses

• Advocate for Business Improvement

Districts / Transportation Management Associations

Questions?